Where does “κλειδίον” come from?

κλειδίον (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Georgian კლიტჱ, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλειδίον (Ancient Greek): Little key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of...

Definitions

  1. Little key; Synonym of κλείς; A kind of...

Ancestry of “κλειδίον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianკლიტჱ—
2Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
3Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλειδίον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds →Every word from Ancient Greek κλείς →